Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Two syllogisms:
A civilian killed by military action during declared wartime is collateral damage.
Murder in cold blood is when a person is deliberately killed in peacetime.
Therefore:
A civilian deliberately killed after the declared end of a war has been murdered in cold blood.
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Any civilians killed in Iraq after Bush declared the end of the war weren't killed in wartime.
U.S. soldiers on the ground since the declared end of the war are doing as commanded from the boardroom and combatting the enemy. Because of this, their self-defensive actions during hostility provoked by invasion were deliberate.
Therefore:
The culpability for any deaths of innocent civilians in Iraq falls on the commanders, both military and civilian, who initiated the conflict.
Murder in cold blood is when a person is deliberately killed in peacetime.
Therefore:
A civilian deliberately killed after the declared end of a war has been murdered in cold blood.
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Any civilians killed in Iraq after Bush declared the end of the war weren't killed in wartime.
U.S. soldiers on the ground since the declared end of the war are doing as commanded from the boardroom and combatting the enemy. Because of this, their self-defensive actions during hostility provoked by invasion were deliberate.
Therefore:
The culpability for any deaths of innocent civilians in Iraq falls on the commanders, both military and civilian, who initiated the conflict.
